SPS Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport, Wichita Falls, TX · KSPS

Current weather at Wichita Falls Municipal Airport in Wichita Falls, TX (IATA SPS, ICAO KSPS): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 140° at 4 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:52Z on Nov 5, 34 minutes ago

Wind: from the southeast (140° true) at 4 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 11°C (51°F), dew point 9°C (48°F).
Altimeter: 29.88 inHg (1012 hPa).

METAR KSPS 051252Z 14004KT 10SM BKN100 11/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01060089 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 140° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
15C Most headwind	158°	4 kt	1 kt from the left	10,003 ft
33C	338°	Tailwind 4 kt	1 kt from the right	10,003 ft
15L	158°	4 kt	1 kt from the left	6,000 ft
33R	338°	Tailwind 4 kt	1 kt from the right	6,000 ft
15R Most headwind	158°	4 kt	1 kt from the left	13,100 ft
33L	338°	Tailwind 4 kt	1 kt from the right	13,100 ft
18	181°	3 kt	3 kt from the left	7,021 ft
36	001°	Tailwind 3 kt	3 kt from the right	7,021 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:47Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KSPS 051147Z 0512/0612 14007KT P6SM FEW250 FM051500 18012KT P6SM SCT050 SCT090 FM051800 19010KT P6SM BKN050 FM052100 36016G25KT P6SM BKN060 FM060600 36012KT P6SM BKN060

Nov 5 12:00Z to 15:00Z
Wind 140° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until 18:00Z)
Wind 180° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 190° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 06:00Z)
Wind 360° at 16 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 6,000 ft.
From Nov 6 06:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 360° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 6,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.